Article: Association of cranial anatomy and genomic variation in modern humans

In an original research article, DFG Center members Hugo Reyes-Centeno and Katerina Harvati quantify the association of genomic variation and cranial shape between modern human populations. Former DFG Center fellow Silvia Ghirotto of the University of Ferrara is co-author of the paper, published in the January 2017 issue of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

Image: Anatomical, genomic, and geographical loci highlighted in gold color, representing quantitative and population genetic approaches in anthropological research. Rendered cranium is a CT scan from the collections at the Natural History Museum (Vienna, Austria) and courtesy of the EVAN-Society. Genomic sequences correspond to data sampled in the study by Reyes-Centeno, Ghirotto, and Harvati. Design by Hugo Reyes-Centeno (Copyright John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2017).